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TOOELETRANSCRIPT S Stansbury T C football prepares S for season opener See A10 BULLETIN THURSDAY August 15, 2019 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 126 No. 22 $1.00 Voters will see $190M bond on Nov. 5 ballot School board approves election resolution and ballot language TIM GILLIE board said the proceeds of erty tax impact of $190 million EDITOR the $190 million in bonds will in new bonds over a 20-year The Tooele County School be used to build a new high period for the current aver- District is hoping voters school in Overlake, a new age home valued at $250,000 will approve a property tax junior high school in Stansbury would be $346 annually. The increase for three new schools Park, a new elementary school cost for a business property of and security upgrades at exist- in Grantsville, expand the the same value would be $630 ing schools. Stansbury High School lunch- annually. The Tooele County Board of room, and install security However, the school district Education adopted a resolution upgrades for all current district does have payments for out- calling for an election on Nov. schools. standing bonds that will be 5 to authorize the issuance of The ballot language, as reduced over time, resulting $190 million in general obliga- required by state law, states in a net annual property tax tion bonds during its Tuesday that without regard to any lev- impact of $128 for the owner COURTESY OF TOOELE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT night meeting. ies for current bonds that may An architectural rendering of the new junior high school proposed to be built in Stansbury Park. In a previous meeting, the decrease over time, the prop- SEE BOND PAGE A9 ® Voters pick final pool of candidates for Nov. 5 election Only 22.5% of eligible registered voters participated in Aug. 13 primary STEVE HOWE tion this November were Ryan STAFF WRITER Peacock, with 663 votes and Six candidates remain in Jeff Saunders, with 652 votes. the running for three seats In the Stansbury Greenbelt on the Tooele City Council, Service District board open- while two candidates remain ing, Michael Griffeth led the in a pair of races for seats on way with 599 votes, or 60% of the Stansbury Service Agency the total votes cast. Stephen board. Nelson received 215 votes Ed Hansen, Justin Brady and to claim the final spot in the incumbent Dave McCall were municipal election, while the top three vote getters in Kasey Nobles fell short with Tuesday’s primary election for 183 votes. the Tooele City Council with The Stansbury Recreation FILE/TTB PHOTO 1,672, 1,605 and 1,561 votes, Special Service District board Scott Speed chose the gap jump on the Rally Car Course last year at the Nitro World Games. respectively. The next three race saw Randall Hinton lead candidates were Jon Gossett the way with 340 votes, fol- (1,153), Tony Graf (993) and lowed by Jacob Zollinger with Wayne Anderton (958). 242 and Devon Hansen with The two candidates missing Nitro World Games returns to the cut for the municipal elec- SEE VOTERS PAGE A6 ® UMC Saturday at Deseret Peak It’s very scary, very high, very Local agencies win intimidating, says competitor TIM GILLIE $1M grant to help EDITOR They’re back. The Nitro World Games are returning to fight opioid abuse the Utah Motorsports Campus on Saturday. On Monday night, MARK WATSON Healthcare Consortium. the Red Bull Airforce CORRESPONDENT “As part of the proposal, Wingsuit Flyers leaped Tooele County healthcare all of these groups commit- out over the state capitol agencies will receive more ted their willingness to play from a flight that origi- than $1 million in federal a role,” Voss said. “Tooele is nated at Tooele Valley grant money next month to great as far as people working Airport. With pyrotech- bolster opioid prevention and together for the community nics strapped to their recovery efforts in the county, good.” legs, the flyers lit up the local health officials say. She said $1 million will Salt Lake City sky to call “The money will be used be received from the Health attention to the NItro to bridge prevention, treat- Resources and Services World Games coming to SUE BUTTERFIELD/TTB PHOTO ment and recovery services in Administration and $175,000 Tooele County this week- Aaron Colton (above) warms up the county,” said Dr. Maren from the U.S. Department of end. prior to the FMX competition last Wright Voss, health agent of Agriculture in partnership with Nitro World Games year. Christian Meyer (left) prac- Utah State University-Tooele USU broadcast education pro- packs a lot of high-flying tices for his best trick in FMX Extension. She helped submit gramming. action into their one-day Saturday afternoon at the Nitro applications for the grant. The HRSA funds will event at UMC, according World Games. USU-Tooele Health directly support pain educa- the event’s organizers. Extension, Valley Mental tion, alternative pain manage- “Nitro World Games is the big air of action sports compe- Health, Tooele County Health ment programs (i.e., cognitive tition,” said Travis Pastrana, creator of Nitro World Games. Department and Mountain therapy, yoga, and mindful- “The Red Bull Air Force are world-renowned skydivers and West Medical Center emer- ness), and disease prevention some of the only humans in the world who can pull some- gency department have formed for community members, thing so astounding off with precision, just like the athletes a three-year alliance in effort according to Voss. Some funds to address the county’s opioid will also be used to educate abuse problem. The group is SEE NITRO PAGE A9 ® called the Tooele Rural Opioid SEE OPIOID PAGE A6 ® INSIDE BULLETIN BOARD B5 CLASSIFIEDS B8 Photographer Broadway bar A look back at HOMETOWN B1 aims to foster revival July weather OBITUARIES A8 understanding, See A2 See A2 SPORTS A10 kindness See B1 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN THURSDAY August 15, 2019 City planning Tooele City adjusts proposed budget, commission OKs certified tax rate before final vote STEVE HOWE the certified tax rate would create a things that we want to accomplish,” STAFF WRITER $192,330 deficit to the tentative budget, Pratt said. “I really do.” subdivision final After a work session on the 2019-20 which is based around a .003334 tax For City Councilman Scott Wardle, budget Wednesday evening, the Tooele rate, which is the same as last year. The the expanded spending without a full City Council trimmed the budget and gap between the proposed cuts and the future plan for equipment replacement reduced the proposed certified tax rate property tax revenue would be made up and other needs was a concern. plat for 53 lots ahead of a decisive meeting next week. by a transfer from the City’s general fund “I’m a little troubled, I’m not going to Following a lengthy discussion on balance, City Councilman Dave McCall lie,” Wardle said. “We’re growing this budget line items, planning for future suggested. government very fast and I know it’s STEVE HOWE The development would equipment and taxpayer impact, a straw City departments only spent about because we’re behind. But I have trouble STAFF WRITER connect to 700 South and the poll of the City Council settled at a 6% 95% of their budget in the past year, growing government when I don’t have The subdivision final plat existing stub of 580 South, increase over the state’s certified tax rate according to Tooele City Mayor Debbie plans in front of me and we’re just for 53 single-family residential with a proposed connection to of .003024. In total, the City Council cut Winn. McCall said the City should con- throwing money at a problem.” lots at approximately 760 W. American Way if an easement $176,888 from the budget, including the tinue to look for cuts wherever possible. Winn said she had trimmed the bud- 700 South was forwarded with can be obtained. There would elimination of a grant writer position, “I don’t want us to get to where we get working with department heads a positive recommendation be three interior streets of cuts to the operation and maintenance were before,” McCall said. “I don’t. I’m prior to presenting it to the City Council. by the Tooele City Planning 760 West, 580 South and 680 line item in the streets budget and the not a pro-tax guy … but if we don’t do She said the budget was created under Commission during its meeting South. removal of an annual judgment payment something and keep our head above the agreement with the City Council to Wednesday evening. The subdivision final plat following the settlement with the former water to where we’re moving in the right hold the tax rate from the previous year The homes, built in the R1-7 includes a flag lot in the upper Aposhian Sod Farm. direction, we’re going to find ourselves budget and cautioned against making residential zone, will be on 14 right corner of the property. At the .003213 tax rate now proposed back here with another 80, 90 or 115 too many cuts. acres north of 700 South and Flag lots are permitted in the by the City Council, a property owner percent tax increase. And no one wants “We’re going to get back in the situa- west of the properties fronting city’s subdivision ordinance, with a $280,000 home would pay $495 that.” tion that we have been in,” Winn said.